Mike's Tenere & Motorcycle Blog

 Day Ride to Ladner Vibrant field of Buttercups at Deas Island Regional Park Brunswick Point Trail - River Road W Westham Island Bridge from Brunswick Point Trail - River Road W Scotch Broom in all it's vibrant glory at Brunswick Pont Trail 34th Street Brunswick Point Dyke 34th Street Brunswick Point Dyke End of 34th Street at Brunswick Point Dyke T7 tanker & Delta Port Terminal

  Alouette River & Trans Canada Trail Today's ride was to meet up with Higginson family cousin Paula Maciver & her golden doodle Charlie for a walk along the Trans Canada Trail along the Alouette River at Harris Road north of Pitt Meadows. It was also a location shoot for the TV show Tracker.

Thanksgiving Day ride exploring coastal waters, starting with Iona Beach Regional Park, Garry Point Park Steveston, Dyke Road & the Fraser River & Ladner Harbour Authority & Pier. Iona Beach Regional Park Garry Point Park, Steveston Dyke Road & Fraser River East of Steveston Mt Baker from No 3 Road Fishing Pier, Dyke Road Ladner Harbour Authority & Pier

Another pristine fall day ride 250 km loop to the Eastern Fraser Valley with views of Mt Cheam, Fraser River & Panoramic NW views from Chilliwack's Eastern Hillside toward Rosedale & Chilliwack. Mt Cheam from Agassiz/Rosedale Bridge Fraser River & Agassiz/Rosedale Bridge Panoramic NW view toward Rosedale & Chilliwack from Eastern Hillside Panoramic NW view toward Rosedale & Chilliwack from Eastern Hillside Panoramic NW view toward Rosedale & Chilliwack from Eastern Hillside  

A pristine fall Sunday & more 2 wheeled therapy out to Pitt Lake. A local cranberry harvest provided colourful photo ops. Pitt Lake Cranberry Harvest (Rannie Road & Sturgeon Slough) Cranberry Harvest  (Rannie Road & Sturgeon Slough) Cranberry Harvest  (Rannie Road & Sturgeon Slough) Sturgeon Slough Sturgeon Slough

Out for a little throttle therapy on the bike to Cypress Lookout to watch the sunset radiate over the city & suburbs to the south-east . The T7 was the big girl parked amongst a Honda CBR250, Triumph Speed 400 (rider from Southern India) & Yamaha MT-07 (rider from Australia, who also has a Ducati Diavel) that shares the same CP2 motor as my Yamaha Tenere 700. Cypress Bowl Lookout Yamaha MT-07, Triumph Speed 400, my T7, Honda CBR250

June 07:   Depart Burnaby  on a 16 day, 2,945 km or 1,830 miles of 'Roads of Discovery' BC ride to meet newly discovered relatives on my birth mother's side (Tanner & Higginson lineage) in Powell River, Lund, Comox, Port McNeill, Skidegate (Haida Gwaii) & Burns lake. Then spend 3 days with friend Cory in 108 Mile Ranch exploring back country Cariboo routes before the return leg home via Lillooet, Pemberton, Whistler & Squamish. The above mileage does not include 1,018 km in ferry travel: 29 km Horseshoe Bay to Langdale ferry, 19 km Earls Cove to Saltery Bay ferry, 39 km Powell River to Comox ferry, 16 hour 510 km Port Hardy to Prince Rupert ferry up the scenic inside passage, 13 km round trip Skidegate Landing, Graham Island to Alliford Bay, Moresby Island, 14 hour 398 km round trip Prince Rupert to Haida Gwaii ferries & 9.6 km round trip ferry across Francois Lake. 1st in line for 7:30 am Horseshoe Bay ferry to Langdale    Howe Sound enroute from H...